IV Lab’s in-house Insectary houses species from both the Aedes and Anopheles mosquito genera.

Insectary

Mosquito pupae

Mosquito pupae

Pupae transfoming into adult mosquitoes

Inside the insectary

Insectary

Inside our 200 square foot insectary we raise species from both the Aedes and Anopheles mosquito genera. We use these mosquitoes in a variety of ways, including understanding how they reproduce and carry malaria to what it takes to kill them with a laser. The insectary’s humidity and temperature system allows us to closely monitor the consistency of the climate inside the different environmental rooms, which helps stabilize our mosquito populations.